Parachute release hook



Sept. 7, 1943. J, E. KUBAT RARACHUTE RELEASE HOOK Filed March 26, 1943 INVENTOR. 2 (I; ZCKZlDwZ MW] i Patented Sept. L

This invention? reietsft per Anjiniportant"obiQctofthinvntionjsto Ylde 'ef device of this character includir igfa pitioted hook member adapted toengafgefin a ring orllink carried by! edparachute shroud,-"means being ptovided. f

r I "sonuorlartiole, the hook beingjso .c'on structedtt tion,,,thel strai n of the weig t of; the person i Shock of undue strairi.

;.;rangement of parts an'dlinthe details of con- ,struction hereinafter described :and claimed, it

:nbef made within the scope of what is claimed,

without departing from-the spirit of the invenion. P1 q Referringtothe drawing: Figure'l is an elevational view{partly in secfs tructed inaccordance with the invention.

gles to Figure 1. t J Figure 3 is aside eleva ch te' release hook, i1

open orreleased position.

utout portion 6 in tn wen thereofpthe opening teen ebje tgerthe' nve t ente ngxte p d de a hook for connecting parachutes,to harness itioned on a personf, or an ohject beingdropped nother iinportant object of the invention "islto. proyi'de alliook which is so, constru cted that the eight of the[ ersonlor artile supported hy the t i its; will act to operate the hook te'r'ele e'se Q articlesiipportd by the parachute? will the 1,118

With the'foregoingand other objects in view, ivhich will appear asthe description proceeds, the i vent ion resides in the combination and arbeing understood that changes in: the preciseem 'bodiment of the invention herein describedgmay Fig re 2* is asectionalfview taken atrighttan-l 45 I onal view of the' paras lustrating the hook as 'in its heidevice.

i being of 'a size to receivethe hook 'Lwhich is piyotally nounted on the pin. that extendsi tiibuiar bed 15 i t eadil eed'e i vi dbe in i t h t-i e ret ethe et tte the t l 1 0.: a

1 atfwhi le in its active. orhooked lposilr' the device, ,theieldy reliei ing thpiirot of lthy 7 1 a coiled spring 16,1the upper end of the coiled ion, i1lustrafting a parachute release hook, con l "downwa outer surfaceofthe body portion 5 to guide the hand grip inits movements"longitudinally'of the hook "I -arid ,inri er siirface of "the length g M t Y A inteden #0; he 11 01 a in bodyrportion. fl};

Welded to the body portion 1 at apoint substan- \tially intermediate thee nds'thereo f, is a ring l5 which providesia stop forthe lower endof the spring resting within the space formed between the inwardly and downwardly extended portion I 4. and innersiir face of -the hand grip i3.

The ring memberf n {is welded to j' the bod portion '5 at a point adjacent to the upper end 1y extended portion M of thehand grip is of a length so thattwhen the hook 1 has been moved to itsactive connecting position, the downward- 1 lyextended portion M-willrst "against the rear T 3 edge of the hook; holdingthe hook against movement undernormal conditions.

Secured tothe lower end of the body portion 5 are loops ilfi-qwithfwhich the harness of the person using the parachute, or bundles connected therewith, are connected.

In the use of the' device, assuming that the person to whom a parachute is connected, by vmeans of the hook, wishes to disconnect the parachute from his harness, the operator merely grips the hand grip I3 and moves the same longitudinally of the body portion, against the ac- 1 tion of the spring I6.

downwardly past .the hook, the, weight of the,

As the hand grip moves person Willtend'to ,slide the elon'gated link to over the cam surface 9 of the hook-{-movingthe ried along with the parachute, in the wind.

It will also be noted that, due to this construction, an aviator or person may readily'release 1 the parachute shoulda landing in abody of mater be necessary, thus avoidi-ng, accident by'the V parachute pulling the personilunderthe water. Haring thus described the inventiOn; what is claimed-1st;

saidopening said hook adapted to engage alink connectedwitha parachute shroud ring, positioned in one end of the body .portiom' a tubular hand grip adapted to move over the. body. por-' -r' tion closing said openingsaid hand {grip adapted to engage the hook normally holding the hook I against ou-tward movement, ,yieldable ,means adapted to move the 7 hand grip over the body portion in one direction, and "loops on the body portionwhereby the body portion may be securedi'ioaharness. r

Q2. parachute release hook, comprising a tubular body-portion having an opening in, the

wa1l "thereof,'a hook pivotally mountedjwithin I the body portion and adapted to move through the opening, releasing a link extending into the bodyportion and connected with'lfjthehook, the free-endof the hook ,bjeingof a length to extend across thebodyflportiom, said hook adaptedto engage one endlwa'll of the opening in the body portion, a tubular hand grip mdfunted, for ,slidlng movement'on the body portion, said tubular ..A'parachut release hook, comprising .a-tubular body portion having an opening the wall thereof, ai'hook pivotally mounted ivithin the body portion and :adapted to move through I Q when' the" hook has been moved to a position within the body portion, holding the hoo'k against outwardmovement, and loopson the body'portion by means of'which thebcdy portion is se-' hand grip adapted to close the opening, a portion of the hand gripresting against the hook preventing outward movement of the hook, and

yieldable means for normally urging the hand 5 grip to its active position" 3. A parachute release hook, comprising a tubular body portion having an opening in the wall thereof, the opening being disposed near one end of the body "portion, a pivoted hook 10 member'mounted within the body portion at the opening, and adapted to swing soutwa'rdly through said opening, the free end of said hoo-k being of a length to extend across the body with one edge of the hook flush with the outer surface of, the body, said hook having a cam surface for engagement-with a shroud extended into the body portion, and atubular member 1110?? ,able over the body portion and adapted to engage said hook, holding the hook against Out ward movement to release said shroud lim 4. A parachute release hook, comprising a tuhular body. portion having an openin in thewall thereof, a hook pivotallymounted withinth body "portion and adapted to swing outwardly and '25 through the opening, releasing a shroud" link with which it is connected, a sleeve movableoveir the body portion and adapted to close said opening, one end of the sleeve extending inwardly and rearwardly and adapted to engage said hook cured to a harness,

released position, through said opening, saidhook adapted to engage alshroud ring extended into,- the body, portion, securing the. shroud ring to the body portion, a sleeve movable;longitudinal- 1y or the body portion and adapted toclose said opening s'aid sleeve adapted to engage'th'e hook holding the hook withinthebody'portion under normal conditions, and saidhook adapted toautoma'tically release the shroud ring, when the sleeve ismoved along the body portion to uncover the opening.

J EPHEIKUBAT, 

